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Dr. Newell Osteen Pugh, Sr.

Male 1916 - 2009  (92 years)


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  1. 1.  Dr. Newell Osteen Pugh, Sr. was born 1 Sep 1916, Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 25 Mar 2009, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 28 Mar 2009, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

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    Obituary:

    Shreveport, LA - Services celebrating the life of Dr. Newell Osteen Pugh Sr. will be held at First Baptist Church Sanctuary Shreveport, Louisiana at 11:00 am Saturday March 28, 2009. Interment will follow at Forest Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at Rose-Neath Marshall Street Friday March 27, 2009 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. A reception for family and friends will be held at the church prior to the service on Saturday March 28, 2009 at 10:00 am. Officiating will be Dr. Jon Stubblefield Pastor of Main Street Baptist Church of Hattiesburg, MS, assisted by Dr. Pugh's grandson Rev. Stephen Fife Associate Pastor of Asbury UMC, Lafayette, LA.

    Dr. Pugh was born September 1, 1916 in DeSoto Parish, LA. He passed away at the age of 92 on March 25, 2009 at Grace Home Shreveport after a lengthy illness. He was a long time resident of Shreveport loved and admired by all who knew him.

    He is preceded in death by his first wife, Gladys Elizabeth Smith Pugh, his parents Stephen Sr. and
    Grace Pugh, one brother Stephen Pugh Jr. and two sisters, Viola Pugh and Margaret Ashbaugh.

    He is survived by his wife Jo Noble Pugh; his children, Dr. Newell Pugh Jr. and wife Marie of Indianapolis, IN; Dr. Viola Miller and husband Richard of Nashville, TN; Beth Fife and husband Lester of Ruston, LA; stepchildren Carol Noble and husband Ken Nirenberg of Austin, TX; Melanie Ewell, J.D. and husband Michael of Cabot, AR; Marilyn C. Noble, J.D. and husband Richard Arnold of New Orleans, LA; and Dr. Paul Noble Jr. and wife Lisa of Benton, AR; brother Orie Lee Pugh and wife Nancy of Barton, FL; 7 grandchildren; 9 step grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren; and 8 step great grandchildren; and numerous relatives and friends.

    Dr. Pugh attended Northwestern State University; University of Tennessee; and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He received an honorary Doctorate of Divinity in 1982 from Louisiana College, Pineville, LA. He was ordained at First Baptist Church in 1950 and was pastor of Levy Street and Robinson Place Missions of the First Baptist Church, Shreveport, LA. from 1946-1982. He was Minister to Senior Adults at First Baptist
    Church and served as chaplain of Nurse Care and Guest Care South Park for 12 years. He was employed by Dixie Mill Supply Company from 1938-1951 as office manager and buyer and Norvell-Wilder Supply Company farom 1951-1978 as sales representative. Dr. Pugh served as a member of the Price Control Board for Machinery during WWII and received a letter of thanks from the President of the United States.

    During his lengthy career, he had served on the executive board of Louisiana Baptist Association. He was a member of Shreveport Ministerial Alliance; Interfaith Committee for Human Dignity and Social Justice; advisory board for LSU Extension Department; advisory board Quality Care Association; Southern Home Care, and member of Southern Association of Applied Gerontology. Dr. Pugh was a 32nd degree Mason, Queensborough Lodge since 1943.

    Active pallbearers include Jody Blackwell, Jimmy Brooks, William Sanders, Wayne Sanders, Chuck McInturf, and Richard Blue. Honorary pallbearers include Merwin McMahen, Bill Tebow, John Shaw, Art Magart, Wayne Blue, Johnny Blackwell, Jim Brooks, Harold Sanders, and Roger Robinson.

    Memorials may take the form of donations to First Baptist Church or Grace Home, Shreveport.

    Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Marshall Street Chapel (318) 2222-0348.

    (Published in the Shreveport Times on March 27, 2009)

    Newell married Gladys Elizabeth Smith 23 Nov 1939, Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Gladys was born 6 Aug 1911, York, Sumter County, Alabama, USA; died 26 Dec 1998, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 29 Dec 1998, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. N.O. Pugh, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. V.G. Pugh  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. G.E. Pugh  Descendancy chart to this point

    Newell — Lilly Jo Cobb. Lilly was born 10 May 1927, St. Jo, Montague County, Texas, USA; died 24 Aug 2012, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 1 Sep 2012, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  N.O. Pugh, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Newell1)

    N.O. married M.L. Medica [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. R.M. Pugh  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. C.M. Pugh  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. S.M. Pugh  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  V.G. Pugh Descendancy chart to this point (1.Newell1)

    V.G. — J.D. Willis. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 8. A. Willis  Descendancy chart to this point

    V.G. — R.F. Miller, II. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. R.F. Miller, III  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  G.E. Pugh Descendancy chart to this point (1.Newell1)

    G.E. married L.W. Fife [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. S.N. Fife  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. G.E. Fife  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  R.M. Pugh Descendancy chart to this point (2.N.O.2, 1.Newell1)

    R.M. married A.J. Iovino [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. A.N. Iovino  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. J.A. Iovino  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 6.  C.M. Pugh Descendancy chart to this point (2.N.O.2, 1.Newell1)

    C.M. — B. Bowman. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. A.D. Bowman  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 7.  S.M. Pugh Descendancy chart to this point (2.N.O.2, 1.Newell1)

    S.M. — J. Cook. [Group Sheet]


  4. 8.  A. Willis Descendancy chart to this point (3.V.G.2, 1.Newell1)

  5. 9.  R.F. Miller, III Descendancy chart to this point (3.V.G.2, 1.Newell1)

  6. 10.  S.N. Fife Descendancy chart to this point (4.G.E.2, 1.Newell1)

    S.N. married M.E. Edmiston [Group Sheet]


  7. 11.  G.E. Fife Descendancy chart to this point (4.G.E.2, 1.Newell1)

    G.E. married G.D. Faussett, III [Group Sheet]

    G.E. married E.R. Irvin [Group Sheet]



Generation: 4

  1. 12.  A.N. Iovino Descendancy chart to this point (5.R.M.3, 2.N.O.2, 1.Newell1)

  2. 13.  J.A. Iovino Descendancy chart to this point (5.R.M.3, 2.N.O.2, 1.Newell1)

  3. 14.  A.D. Bowman Descendancy chart to this point (6.C.M.3, 2.N.O.2, 1.Newell1)


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